News &amp; Features - June 2011

Firefighters with Loveland Fire and Rescue spray water on a burning vehicle during a demonstration Saturday afternoon at the fire training grounds during an event celebrating the department's 100th anniversary.

Loveland Fire and Rescue firefighters Matt DeDecker, right, and Paul Brown, back, explain some of the features of a fire truck to Loveland residents, front from left, Julie Mowen, Caris Mowen, 7, and Seth Mowen, 4, during a 100th anniversary celebration for the department Saturday at the fire training facility.

Front from left, Greg Mastriona dances onstage with his daughter, Madisun, 10, along with Bailey Flores, 10, Kendra Brownell, 7, and Aurelia Miramontes, 10, as the band “Deep Cover” plays a song as part of the Berthoud Day festivities on Saturday at Berthoud Park.

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Plow operator Ron Schneider manuevers his loader-mounted rotary plow through a snow bank Friday on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. The rotary plow being operated is capable of moving about 4,000 tons of snow an hour and is one of three plows being used to clear the road that connects Estes Park and Granby.

Brighton resident Rod Begger, right, and his son, John, check out classic cars on display during the Goodguys Colorado Nationals car show on Friday afternoon at The Ranch. The show continues today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features more than 2,000 hot rods, cars and trucks as well a vendors, exhibitors and a swap meet. Visit http://www.coloradonats.com for more information.

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A loader-mounted rotary plow cuts through a snow bank Friday in Rocky Mountain National Park as it works towards the completion of clearing Trail Ridge Road which connects Estes Park and Granby.

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Will Reynolds, from Raleigh, N.C., clears snow as part of his summer job at Rocky Mountain National Park from the front of a building at the Alpine Visitor Center Friday.

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Suzy Bigelow, a Fort Collins resident, walks next to a snow bank Friday on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. Trail Ridge Road, which runs through RMNP over the continental divide, will be opening later than normal due to a much higher than average snowpack.

This 1934 Ford sedan belonging to Kevin and Marlene Keberlein of Greeley is one of many customized cars and trucks on display at the Goodguys Colorado Nationals at The Ranch this weekend.

Six-year-old Shelby South, right, and her brother, Camron, 10, try to decide which toy cars to buy at the Burning Rubber Toy Company booth Friday during the Goodguys Colorado Nationals at The Ranch.

Loveland High School's Steph Hutsell runs in the 400-meter relay during the Class 5A State Track and Field Championships on May 21, 2011 at Jeffco Stadium in Arvada.